Bob Stocks' Group - CLOSED with some awesome peeps!!!

BAHB!!!!

PICK ME! PICK ME!!!!!!

j/k  You're going to be a mentor too?  Awesome!  I know you'll be great! 

Theresa!!

Hello and welcome to my group!! It sounds like you have a plate like mine when it comes to training time. Congrats on a great year in 2007! Great finishes! It's nice to see that you haven't lost the spark of competitiveness from your track days! (We always had a saying that when the going gets tough, the sprinters get out!) 

Welcome to endurance sports! Finding the time to train AND get enough rest is a tricky feat but family support and the support of friends (BTers fall here ) are the key to making it work.

I'll be happy to help you with anything that I can and I will probably be asking you about running as that is my weakness!

Take care and I hope you are as excited about 2008 as I am!! 

Plenty of room David. I look forward to having you in the group. It will be great to meet you at IMKY!!! 

Hi Amy!! Welcome to the group! Congratulations on your first season of the most addicting sport I have known. You will find that triathlon training is great cross training for swimming, especially in the off season. Open water swimming is such a nice change from the black line on the bottom of the pool.

I will be happy to answer any of your questions you might have. The first bit of advise I will give you is about running. When you increase your mileage or time running never increase by more than 10% per week. Running takes the most toll on your body and it's important to respect it the most. So if your long run is 8 miles and your weekly total is 20 miles the following week your weekly total should be no more than 22 miles and your long run should be no longer than 8.8 miles. 

Tell me more about your  swimming. What distances and strokes are your favorite? I was a distance freestyler and 200 flyer and disliked anything under 500 yds.

I think we have a great group forming here and I'm sure we will be feeding off each other throughout the spring training and summer season.

Welcome and Happy New Year!! 

Kevin! Hello and welcome to the group. I think with a mountain biking background you will really enjoy this sport. It's great that your wife is also going to be training with you. Family support is crucial to keeping your sanity as you become addicted to triathlons.

I am looking forward to working together with the group!

Amy,

Do you have any record of your recent runs? Try to start logging all of your workouts on your training log. It is a great tool to look back and see where you were in the past and see your training progress. That's how I found BT, once I started poking around on the site I found the amount of information at my fingertips was overwhelming.

Take care and feel free to post any questions you may have anytime!

Any room left for me???

Name: Jon aka JBD

Story: This will be my second year of Tri's and I am looking forward to it. I did 3 sprints, an Oly and a 1/2 Mary last year and plan to move to the 1/2 IM this year. Trying to decide on 1/2IM in SC (late season) or spring 1/2IM in FL. Will depend a little on my travel schedule as I have been going back and forth to Asia a lot lately.

Equipment: Started swimming competitively as a 6 year old, so I got those mechanics down somewhat. Just bought a used tri bike at the end of last season that is smokin' hot, so I look forward to getting that rollin'.

Current Training: You can check my log from last year as I have taken a hiatus since the 1/2 Mary on Thanksgiving. I am starting back up by swimming in the pool combined with either a running or spinning during the week.

Needs: I need to get kick in the butt motivation and someone to help me monitor the logs to make sure I am preparing properly.

Other Stats: 40 years old, married with 9 year old boy and 2 year old girl, and one furry dog. 

Thanks in advance

Trixie, if that is your photo, you are my hero (and heartthrob) 

I'm quite interested in hearing the training tips/mentor advice you give your mentees with HR of 180 and above as this is me too!

Bob for President!!!

YAY ME!!  I'M IN!!  Baaaaab does love me

Whatcha wanna know?  I'm trixie (Lisa Taylor) from Laingsburg, MI. I'm a Personal trainer when I'm not entertaining BT. Started doing multi-sport after ankle reconstruction...they told me not to run, so I figured biking and then running was totally fine, right?  Water scares the BAJEEZUS outta me, so I generally stay out of it. I've done two tris, but I mainly do the du...and ultra running.  100 milers and less. Yes, I'm crazy. 

FAMILY: Married to the one and only Mr trixie. Have 3 dogs, English setters, and yes, I hunt birds. 

THIS YEAR'S RACES: Did a bunch, ran 6+ marys a couple of 50ks and a 100 miler. Did 1 tri, and a quite a few dus placing OA or in AG for each (even the tri)


2008 RACES: Well, this year is gonna be strange on the training front...I have Western States 100 Mile Endurance Run in June...and I will try and keep some speed and maybe gain some during the high mileage??(yeah, that'll happen)  I have National Championships and World Championships for Duathlon on either side of WS100, so it should be interesting. I will race 3-4 more dus and possibly one tri....and run a crap load of other races for training.   

GOALS FOR THE YEAR:

• Gonna try and get bendy (yoga 3-5 days per week)
  
• Gonna try and get strong (lift 3 days per week)
• Gonna try and get fast (speed session for run and bike at least 1x per week)
• Get in the pool so my FRIENDS WILL GET OFF MY BACK ABOUT DOING AN IRONMAN. 
  

Is it too late to join?

Please pick me....

NAME: Velasqu7/Luis
STORY: My name is Luis Velasquez and Iam currently living in San Francisco California. I have lived in California, florida, michigan, texas, germany, the middle east, and now I am back in California. I started tri's after a brain tumor scare. I love endurance sports and my blogs are very empty, I need the motivation.
FAMILY STATUS: I used to be married to the most beautiful and gentle soul. Unfortunatelly we had to part ways... That is the way it is... so I am single and looking...
CURRENT TRAINING: In 2007 I took a hiatus from Triathlons. But I did a lot of running. I completed 9 ultras and two marathons (I still owe lots of race reports). I consider myself a triathlete first... then a runner. I run three times a week and I usually do a long run on the weekends (higher than 12 miles). I swim an average of 24,000 yards per month and I haven biked much..

2008 RACES: This year I have three 'A' races.. IMcDA in June, a 50 mile run and a 100 mile endurance run. (events still to be decided). I have been also considering the double iron.. I will also do a whatever 50K's fit on my schedule and a couple of bike centuries.

WEIGHTLOSS: I "thank God" never had weight issues... although I don't know what would happen to me if I stop excercising since I eat like a pig... PS... I am vegetarian..

AWWWW. Thanks, JBD